Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 182 Mourinho, conceited to pervert?
No. 11 Ibrahimovic replaced No. 9 Giroud.

Giroud, who has always acted like a big brother on the field, trotted to the sidelines, and when he clapped hands with Ibrahimovic, he instantly turned into a respectful little brother.

And Ibrahimovic is not like other players who run quickly into position after entering the field. He came to "overlord the world" with his head held high, as if reviewing the players of the two teams, and slowly ran to his center area.

【dong dong dong】

[Superstar Mission: Win 5 summit fights with Zlatan Ibrahimovic]

[Task progress: 1/5]

The golden characters appeared in front of his eyes, and this was a reminder from the system to Chen Xiaoliang.

coming!It's finally here!

The game has come to the 70th minute, and there are still 4 successful summits, and the time is a bit tight.

There is also a more troublesome problem. The last time he played against AC Milan was a defensive midfielder, and he can often retreat to the penalty area to help the central defender defend Ibrahimovic.

But now he is playing as a central midfielder. If he goes all the way back into the penalty area to compete with the opponent's center forward for a header, not to mention that it will create a huge vacuum in the middle of the midfield tactically, and even the opponent will be surprised by this behavior.

This is also far beyond the tactical freedom that Mourinho has given him.

Chen Xiaoliang was very interested in what the reward [Zlatan Ibrahimovic Skills Training Package] was for this mission.

Can the rewards related to such a legendary player be bad?
And another superstar task against Harry Kane 5 times before, it was hard to achieve 3/5, but because Tottenham gave up the last round of the European Cup group stage, it was definitely impossible to complete.

What to do?
How can I have a chance to confront Ibrahimovic?

However, taking advantage of the substitution, he used the stamina recovery card.

Stamina Recovery Card 2 → 1
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoliang couldn't think of a solution for a while, and Pioli provided him with a potential solution.

Ibrahimovic's play directly changed AC Milan's tactics.

Ibrahimovic, whose extreme speed and short-distance explosive sprint ability has been severely reduced, still maintains a super high level in high-altitude ball competition, penalty area confrontation, and stance. Facing Roma's tough defense and resolute quick counterattack, he dare not make a big move The pressed Pioli replaced Ibrahimovic to let the team try to use high-altitude balls to solve the battle in the remaining 20 minutes.

This tactical style of play is very common, and Cesco, who regards Ibrahimovic as an idol, also plays the role of the frontcourt fulcrum most of the time on the court.

And Mourinho's central defender combination of Smalling and Ibanez today is actually a countermeasure for Ibrahimovic.

Compared with the softer Mancini, the tougher players Smalling and Ibanez are more reliable in high-altitude ball competition.

Sure enough, in the next 3 minutes, AC Milan passed two flanks, and Florenzi and Theo each tried a 45° cross. Ibrahimovic succeeded in both top fights.

A direct shake of the head to attack the goal, but was interfered by Smalling and failed to exert force, and was easily caught by Patricio;
Another header was returned to Dias, who exploded from outside the penalty area and over the bar.

Although the two attacks did not work, they were quite threatening, simple and rude but very easy to succeed. Seeing such a situation, Mourinho fell into a tangle.

According to the team's performance, it is entirely possible to score another goal in the remaining 20 minutes, and it is not impossible to turn 1 point into 3 points.

In this case, Rome is very hopeful to reach the top this round.

This is what Mourinho is thinking about, and it is also the strongest evidence for him to prove to the whole of Italy that he is "back".

But no one can ignore the threat of Ibrahimovic in the penalty area, and it may not be possible to get a point.

At this time, if you change to play three central defenders, sending an additional central defender up will obviously greatly reduce the pressure on the air defense in the penalty area, but the offensive force in the frontcourt will be one less, and it will become very difficult to score another goal.

Joao, who had few words in this game, couldn't help saying to Mourinho: "Jose, it's better to move Chen back, or let him play the midfielder and help the air defense in the penalty area. Pellegrini said to the midfielder The location is also more familiar."

On this point, even Zhan Jun and Dong Fangzhuo in the live broadcast room also put forward the same opinion.

Zhan Jun: "We saw that the on-site director cut the camera to Roma's coaching bench. Joao was holding a tactical board and saying something to Mourinho, but Mourinho didn't pay attention to it."

Dong Fangzhuo: "Perhaps Joao's opinion is the same as ours. They all feel that shrinking the two sides and letting Xiaoliang retreat and kick back to the midfielder can better protect the penalty area."

The camera didn't lie, and Mourinho refused.

His thoughts naturally have his reasons: Chen Xiaoliang is far more threatening in the middle of the midfield than Pellegrini, and unlike the latter, he never sticks to the ball, should pass, should score, and never stop. The situation of watching the ball for a long time and taking the ball for a long time appears.

For teams that take defensive counterattacks, this decisive and crisp midfield style of play is very important.

In order to deal with the connection between Chen Xiaoliang and Sesco, AC Milan's two defensive midfielders put most of their defensive attention on Chen Xiaoliang, and rarely pressed heavily to participate in the offense. The containment of Milan's offensive forces.

Coupled with Chen Xiaoliang's excellent running and sweeping ability, it also strengthened the pressing and intercepting ability of the midfield, which greatly reduced the number of AC Milan's transmission in the middle, and more balls were still making a fuss on the two sides.

All of the above can only be achieved by Chen Xiaoliang in the position of central midfielder.

The deeper reason is that if Chen Xiaoliang returns to the midfielder position, he will overlap with the new aid and his confidant Matic in terms of ball delivery and interception, which will greatly reduce Matic's role.

Just when Mourinho was hesitating, the situation on the court changed suddenly.

In the 75th minute, Zaniolo's long-range shot was saved by Maignan. Te'ao made half a clearance and half a long pass to pass the saved ball to the frontcourt.

Ibrahimovic, who retreated to find space, jumped up high, headed the ball behind him, and Leo, who was ambushing beside him, immediately sprinted forward.

Rome's defense line was broken down in an instant!

No matter how Smalling flicked his dreadlocks and struggled to catch up, he couldn't catch up with the Portuguese striker who had just played. Leo rushed into the penalty area, faced Patricio, and calmly chose to push the shot to the right!
The ball was blasted into the net cleanly!
The entire San Siro erupted with a deafening roar!

Zhan Jun: "AC Milan leads 3 to 2! After Ibrahimovic came on the field, it really had an immediate effect! It's not that Pioli didn't attack, but Pioli has been waiting for this time to come!"

Dong Fangzhuo: "That's right, Ibrahimovic's first start in the last game was obviously not very effective. No matter how good his physical condition is, he is already 40 years old. His physical strength must decline much faster than that of young people. In the second half, There are obvious deficiencies in speed, confrontation ability, and even reaction ability.

But this time Pioli chose the opposite idea. When Rome's midfield physical strength declines and then deploys Ibrahimovic who is recharging his energy, Ibrahimovic's role can be maximized. "

Zhan Jun: "Today's director seems to be very concerned about Mourinho, and turned the camera on him again! Not only his face is livid, but even Joao on the side showed a rare look of anger and unwillingness!"

"Wait! We saw an accident happen! I thought that Joao was going to the sidelines to give tactical instructions to the players, but he walked directly into the player tunnel! At a critical point in the 75th minute of the game, the assistant coach left the field first, look Something must have happened between him and Mourinho."

Dong Fangzhuo: "Yes... this is indeed too rare, because generally speaking, when a famous coach like Mourinho goes to any club to coach, he will bring a coaching team to join the coaching staff, and Joao I followed him when he was stabbed, and the two have worked together for more than 2 years, so they should know each other well, so it was really unexpected that such a disagreement happened."

Zhan Jun: "Joao Sacramento! In November 2019, he left the Ligue 11 Lille club, the club where Celik was before, and switched to Madman as an assistant coach. Before that, he also worked as a team analyst for the Welsh national team .”

Dong Fangzhuo: "It seems that there are two other coaches brought by Mourinho, right?"

At this time, Zhan Jun, known as the mobile database, began to count Mourinho's coaching team: "In addition to Joao, there are 5 people.

Goalkeeper coach Nuno Santos, who switched from Lille to Mourinho with Joao, physical coach Carlos Larin, who followed Mourinho during Real Madrid, and another physical coach Stefano Rapetty, even in the Inter Milan triple crown period, was already in Mourinho's coaching team!
There are also two analysts, Giovanni Serra and Michele Salzarulo. The former followed Mourinho at Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham, and the latter also worked with Mourinho during the Inter Milan Triple Crown. Neo worked together, but he did not follow him to the leagues of various countries. It was not until this time when he coached Rome that he returned to his coaching team. "

In the barrage in the live broadcast room, some fans praised Zhan Jun for being "professional", "doing homework seriously", and "well prepared", while others were mocking "catch the ghost V5.0 The coaching staff has ghosts", "Roman The prelude to the collapse], [In the past, the post-match press conference mocked the opposing coach. Are you going to mock your own coach tonight? 】

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On the sidelines, Mourinho was furious at the moment, but he had to be patient. He knew that if he lost control at this time, the hard work of the whole night, and even the hard work of half a season would also lose control!
However, in the ball just now, it was Pellegrini who did not put pressure on Ibrahimovic, which caused him to easily jump up to complete the header ferry, and then rubbed against Leo to directly create a single-handed ball opportunity.

But if Chen Xiaoliang and Pellegrini were to be swapped at this time, wouldn't that mean that they would agree to Joao's opinion, and would be slapping themselves in the face? !

Mourinho decided to take a change. He replaced Mancini and replaced Smalling, who was physically declining.

The formation is still 4-2-3-1 and has not changed.

In the 76th minute, Roma kicked off.

But no one thought that after only 1 minute, Mancini created a record.

Leo, who scored a goal, became more and more excited, constantly creating murderous intentions on the wing.

In the 77th minute, Special Olympics stepped in and completed the exchange with Dias. Dias pretended to be offside and broke through, attracting Celik's defensive attention. Leo seized the opportunity to insert into the penalty area, and Special Olympics sent a through ball in time.

Mancini, who had just played, didn't seem to be active. After clumsily bumping Leo a few times, he went straight to shovel, and the shovel turned Leo on his back!

The referee immediately awarded a red dot package!
Because Mancini was already the last player!
The entire Roma team surrounded the referee for an explanation, but the video referee team told the referee categorically in the headset that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the penalty, which made the referee not even choose to review it with VAR, and returned it to the overbearing Pei. Legrini sent a yellow card!
Mourinho on the sidelines couldn't bear it anymore, as if all the troubles and frustrations of the game broke out at this moment, he kicked the water bottle off the ground and rushed towards the fourth official aggressively!

Rapetti, who had sensed something was wrong for a long time and had followed Mourinho for nearly ten years, immediately rushed down and stopped him. Mourinho "greeted" the fourth official and his team with Gatling's speed. referee group.

However, after the referee Maresca glanced at the sideline coaching bench, he did not make Mourinho worse. After all, in such a focus battle, a red dot package is enough to make him the focus of media discussion again after the game!

You know, the 3-3 confrontation between the two teams in the first half of the season was also whistled by the referee from Naples!After the game, he was "heavily fined" by the Serie A organizing committee because of the controversy. He went to Serie B to whistle for two games, and then "only" returned to Serie A.

He had expected to be ridiculed by Mourinho and slammed by the local media in Rome after the game.

Maybe I have to go to Serie B to accept another two rounds of "heavy punishment".

In this case, sending Mourinho off the field for his insults to the fourth official would be a bit like killing them all.

He also doesn't want to be thrown a water bottle, a stone or something when he goes on a business trip to Rome...

Zhan Jun: "I don't know if you can buy the old almanac in Italy. If you can buy it, I will definitely suggest Mourinho to take a look. Is he not a bad star coming today, and everything is inappropriate!"

Dong Fangzhuo: "Personality determines destiny, Mourinho is really too stubborn."

Zhan Jun: "Xiao Dong, there is also a super heavyweight in European football who has the same opinion as you!"

Dong Fangzhuo: "Who?"

Zhan Jun: "Florentino, the chairman of Real Madrid! In July last year, the Spanish "Confidential" published several recordings, which caused an uproar in the entire European football world!
In the recording, Florentino criticized and even insulted many football figures.

Including the legendary Spanish coach Bosque, who was said by him to be the biggest liar he has ever seen;

Real Madrid's legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas is a pug and an unprincipled child;
Another legendary Raul was also said by him to be a big liar in the locker room;
Ronaldo is a self righteous pervert;
And the Mourinho in his mouth is very conceited, so conceited that he lost himself and couldn't see the truth of the matter clearly.

Of course, Florentino immediately issued a statement. He did not deny the authenticity of the recording, but said it was a serious damage to his personal reputation, and the content of the recording was taken out of context, and only controversial content was played, deliberately distorting the facts. , has filed a lawsuit in the local court of Madrid, demanding compensation of 1 euro from Le Confidential. "

Dong Fangzhuo: "1 million euros?"

Zhan Jun: "It's 1 euro, and I asked the "Confidential" to publish an apology. So this matter has different opinions and caused a lot of trouble, but the parties who appeared in the recording all chose to remain silent, and none of them made a statement about this matter. view.

Whether Mourinho is stubborn or conceited is naturally a matter of opinion, but this game may be a proof!Let's see who takes the penalty kick on AC Milan's side! "

"It's still that man! Chitu among horses, Ibrahimovic among people!"

"The referee Maresca kept blowing the whistle, causing the unwilling Roma players to exit the penalty area."

"Patricio is ready!"

"The referee's whistle sounded, and Ibrahimovic ran up!"

"Shoot! The lower left corner of the goal!"

"Come out!"

"Abraham got the ball and made a clearance off the touchline!"

"Patricio prevented the score from becoming 4-2 and saved the last hope for Roma!"

On the sidelines, Mourinho, who calmed down a little, quickly changed.

Kumbra comes on and replaces Malaysia. He forms a back three with Ibanez and Celik;
Zaniolo goes off, Karlsdorp comes on, right wing-back;

Viña on, Abraham off, left wing-back;

Chen Xiaoliang retreated and kicked the double midfielder with Matic;

Pellegrini moved forward to act as a shadow striker behind Sesko;

The formation has also become 3-4-1-1
After going around in circles and paying the price of a goal and a red card, the stubborn Mourinho still chose to bow to reality.

When Mancini was sent off, he directly asked the Roma team's deputy to "roll" back to the locker room and wait.

"Jose, I'll go to the locker room." Rapetti said cautiously.

The words were very tactful and the meaning was very clear. Joao and Mancini must have been "injured" today, and he had to go over to appease them to prevent the conflict from escalating to the level of serious confrontation.

Athletes and coaches in competitive sports, although they have different personalities, compared to ordinary people, they can be regarded as a type of person with a temper. players bully.

This personality is prone to extremes.

For example, Ibrahimovic once expressed his willingness to die for Mourinho. Although exaggerated, it is also an expression of admiration.

And if the object is changed to Pogba, the answer may be Mourinho, you hurry to shit...

The bit by bit of the two at Manchester United also created a pair of lifelong enemies.

However, even if Rapetti said so, Mourinho was still unwilling to compromise: "I want you to stay here. Even if there is a bomb in the locker room, let me deal with it after the game!"

Rapetti was helpless. He knew that Mourinho was on fire now, and no one could persuade him. He simply sat back on the coach's bench, crossed his hands, and said nothing.

After penalties, quarrels, penalties, and substitutions, the time came to the 81st minute.

What is left for Roma is a 10-man team, a lagging score, and a mentality that is affected by the head coach's emotions and may collapse at any time.

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